Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-26

machsr party and the tenants were oussed.
Their only remedy IVES an appeal and this
was taken at once, and although entered In
the prUthonotary's oflics for the pest three
years and on the trial list sevsral timsa the
appeals have not yet been disposed OF BY
trial
MORE LITIGATION.
After the rcmitfifur from the supreme
court reversing Judge Patterson had teen
died, Judge Livingston entered decree sus
tainiue the report Of the master and directed
the Nolde party to pay the costa A II ia was
issued by the KoniGmscher party for the
costs amounting to about 5000 and the sheriff
leived upon the goods Of Node to
satisfy the claim. A motion was msds
TO Get aside the Il ia. Once more the
judge differed, Judge Livingston said the
execution should 30 on and Judge Patterson
declared 1t should not The Nolde party
took out writ Of error and the case was
taken to the supreme court That court set
aside the n ia on the ground that there was
no Judgment Of the court on which It could
issue That ended the litigation Tor time
The quadrennisl election was held again
In January last and the usual result fol.
lowed, two sets rof trustees returned -
elected, and each claiming to be the legally
elected uusteea Rules we're on this weeks
argument list to show cause which Of the
bonds should be approved, but the court
would not hear argument aud told counsel to
try and agree - to third Judge to settle the
dispute.
Counsel for Nolde ct al wanted Q third
Judge called in - early - April ., lSSi On
that day they presented to the court a petition,
Of which the following 10 copy:
Now, April ., 1854, the honorable, the
judges, not being able to agree upon Q do
cree or disposition OF this case In the several
pssss :: ornop p.ss sa sy their
- we'll - aimee, when the matter was
brought to their attention, We, - solicitors
for the plaintiffs, with the greatest difference
to the opinion OF the court and each member
thereof, hereby suggest ito them, - We did
heretofore verbally, the propriety Of exercis.
ing the power to call upon Q Judge from
another district to decide the case for them,
~ suggested BY the supreme court IN their
opinion Of the case, delivered June 4, lsS3.
W. X. WILSON,
SAMUEL H REYNOLDS,
Solicitors for Nolde, ct al.
TIE ohrasa Rspisao gives the following
account Of the election Of January last:
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES.
The qusdrennial election Of trustees for the
Seventh Day Baptist society OF Ephrata, took
place at the Ssal on Monday between the
hour p. IN. and p m. The congregation
Of the Nolds faction were all present by l p,
m. The congregation Of the ZsrfAas party
came In Is minutes later. When all had Assem-
bled Mr.. Nolde remarked that the time had
nov arrived for the holding OF the election,
He informed the meeting that Justice Keller
would read paper to the society assembled.
The justice then read the following paper
To A. +. Msdlem, Joseph ]. X. Zsrfass and
Timothy Konigmscher and all concerned
please and take notice, that for the purpose
of avoiding the necessity OF holding two elec
tons which may result in ltigation) for the
board Of trustees Of the Seventh Day Baptist
society OF Ephrata, to be this day elected, We
propose that you ana your friends entitled tc
vote shall vote at the polls opened by US fol
that purpose, or II you decline to do 20 and
agree to receive our votes at the polls opened
by you We shall abandon the polls opened by
US and cast our votes st the polls opened by
you in order that all dispute aud litigation
may bs avoided BY . submission to the vii
OF the majority OF the members of the society
| signed: Lorenz Nolde, Hannah Shreiner
Auns n. keath, Kate Fssig, Rachael Musser
W. Msdlem, susan Trsgo, James Trego
Jane A. Hahn, Clara Good, Margaret Bow
man, Christiana Shesffer, Benjamin +. Beu
nett, Elizabeth Sheaffsr, Belle Dennis, wm
4. Resser, Mary King, David King, Mari
After the paper va. read the ZsriAss part
were silent Mr.. Nolds arose aud sale
SNOW, you can say yes or no. II you Z,
main silent We shall take 1t for granted tn,
| you give your consent and We will then PR
| ceed with the election" He appointed job
Spera, Geo. Urich and Frank Good - . boar
| OF election that these three men should hol
| the election II all the members were 20 sati
| fed. Mr.. Solde's faction consented Whi
Mr.. Zsrfass' party still remained silent Nj
Nolde said TO all the members that now Il
election was open to all members OF eitht
| party II they 30 desired to vote, The votiu
then began. Five minutes afterwards Nj
Zsrfass organized his board of election an
began the voting. The elections resulted
: follows Nolde's party had 20 votes. LoreE
Nolde, VIM. Maiden, David King, all
Ephrata, were elected trustees. The ZsrfaI
party had 8 votea Joseph Zsrfass and Ada
Msdlem, of Ephrata, and John Wolf,
Quincy, Franklin county, were elected tru
| t0ea
1t il to be hoped that judge will be agree
upon st an early date and this lengthy litig
ton ended, which has cost the parties int
ested, - well - the church they rspresen
large sum OF money and any amount
trouble.
The counsel in the case now are s. II. Re,
nolds, w. X Wilson and d. McMullen Il
the Nolde faction, and H. NJ. North, Z. i
Martin and T. B. Holahsn represent Il
Konigmscher faction.